lightcraft vs pdfcraft
lightcraft and pdfcraft share 12 technologies: objc2-foundation, egui, eframe, objc2-app-kit, craft-ui, rfd, egui_extras, zune-jpeg, png, tiff, image, and log. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
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lightcraft
LightCraft: An open-source non-destructive photo editor written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust15.7kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit b3b4998What is lightcraft built with?Only in lightcraft
In common
objc2-foundation
egui
- craft-ui
- rfd
- zune-jpeg
- png
- tiff
- image
- log
storytold
pdfcraft
PdfCraft: An open-source PDF reader and editor written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust19.7kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 9f04accWhat is pdfcraft built with?Only in pdfcraft
- skrifa
- kurbo
- wayland-client
- hmac
- pbkdf2
- ed25519-dalek
- hayro
- hayro-syntax
- lopdf
- roxmltree
- craft-print
- plist
Side by side
lightcraftpdfcraft
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
lightcraft396,904 lines written619 code files
pdfcraft434,248 lines written596 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
lightcraft71.9% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit
pdfcraft50.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Devin
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
lightcraftLast push November 8, 20263,171 commits15,658 stars
pdfcraftLast push November 5, 20263,438 commits19,706 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
lightcraft351 test files55.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
pdfcraft270 test files53.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, lightcraft or pdfcraft?
pdfcraft, with 434,248 lines written; lightcraft has 396,904.
The proof: storytold/pdfcraft's code at commit 9f04acc
Which has more GitHub stars, lightcraft or pdfcraft?
pdfcraft, with 19,706 stars; lightcraft has 15,658.
The proof: storytold/pdfcraft on GitHub
Which has more tests, lightcraft or pdfcraft?
lightcraft, with 351 test files; pdfcraft has 270.
Which was updated more recently, lightcraft or pdfcraft?
lightcraft: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and pdfcraft's on November 5, 2026.
The proof: storytold/lightcraft's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, lightcraft or pdfcraft?
lightcraft: an AI signed 71.9% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and CodeRabbit; in pdfcraft, 50.8%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in storytold/lightcraft
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